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Belinda Alexandra's avatar

I have been an author for 20 years, before social media and even internet shopping! Life was definitely easier when all I had to do was write and a publicist took care of everything else. That said, I do enjoy interacting with my readers on and other writers on social media. Most people I deal with are very nice but that's also because I shamelessly block anyone who isn't. You are absolutely right though that writing has to be the main thing. It's better to be prolific in your writing than your posts. I would say 80/20 writing vs socials is a good proportion for me. 😊

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Carrie Scharf's avatar

Yes! I have accounts but am rarely on social media. There's a podcast I love about being off social as authors. In my opinion it's just bad for mental health. I have things posted for me on x. I post on Facebook when I post on here or YouTube and rarely on insta.

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